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By Sally C. Pipes State legislators across the country are wrestling with whether to expand Medicaid, with the bulk of the funding to come from the federal government, thanks to Obamacare. Thus far, a substantial number of states have rebuffed the feds’ offer — or are leaning...

YOUNGSVILLE — The Spencer’s Gate community kicked off their shoes and boogied to celebrate National Dance Day, a national holiday since its declaration in 2010. Jo’Ann Hays, of Youngsville, was the ring-leader of the event that kicked off at 9:30 a.m. at the community pool and...

•The Day of Caring, (Sept. 28) application deadline has been extended to Aug. 15. Volunteers team together for community projects such as cleaning, painting, yard work, light repair and installation of handicapped ramps. Call 919-496-0937 for more information. •The SIREN3...

by Scott Mooneyham With another legislative session in North Carolina completed, the postmortems have begun, and most have not been very kind to the honorables. Many of the honorables, at least those in the Republican majority, are likely taking comfort from pats on the back by...

by Dr. Mike Walden How do we know what’s happening to our state’s economy? Certainly we can rely on our personal experiences, but there’s no assurance that what’s happening in our own economic life is representative of the entire state. This is why we rely on economic statistics...